Title The measure of STAR : review of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Science to Achieve Results (STAR) research grants program / Committee to Review EPA's Research Grants Program, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division of Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Publication Info.	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2003]
	©2003

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Description	1 online resource (xiv, 176 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Contents	Overview of the STAR Program -- Competitive grant programs in other federal agencies -- Measure for measure -- Taking the measure of STAR.
Summary	The report favorably reviews the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's competitive research grants program, finding that it has yielded significant new findings and knowledge critical for EPA's decision-making process. Established in 1995, the grants program was designed to enable the nation's best scientists and engineers to explore new ways to safeguard the environment and protect public health. The program awards about $100 million a year in grants and fellowships to independent investigators, multidisciplinary teams, and graduate students at universities and nonprofit institutions.
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Subject	Science to Achieve Results Program (U.S.)
	Science to Achieve Results Program (U.S.)
	United States. Environmental Protection Agency -- Research grants.
	United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
	Research grants.
	United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Review EPA's Research Grants Program.
Added Title	Review of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Science to Achieve Results (STAR) research grants program
Other Form:	Print version: Measure of STAR. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2003 0309089387 0309516749 (OCoLC)53043175
ISBN	0585495890 (electronic book)
	9780585495897 (electronic book)
	0309516749 (PDF)
	9780309516747 (PDF)
	0309089387 (paperback)
	9780309089388 (paperback)

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